Is mobile unlocked a legimate website?

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Is mobile unlocked a legimate website?

Hi everyone,

I've had an iPhone 4S with Vodafone for 2 years now and as I reached the end of my contract, I decided to upgrade to the iPhone 5 on EE. So anyway, I gave my 4S to my girlfriend so she could put her Tesco mobile sim in it. Unfortunately the iPhone is locked to Vodafone.

I called Vodafone to try and get it unlocked but they said because I don't have an account with them anymore, they can't unlock the phone for me! So I have stumbled across and unlock site that seems legit but wondered if anyone else has used mobile unlocked before, and if so, did the unlock actually work or is it a scam?

Thanks guys!

Posted on Jul 19, 2013 12:42 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 19, 2013 12:49 AM in response to weeblthedj

Any unlocking service NOT provided by the network to which the phone is locked is not legitimate.

Only the network to which the phone is locked can officially, and legitimately unlock an iPhone.

Regardless of how "legit" the site looks, it is not, and may be a scam.

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Answer 2

May 31, 2016 10:05 AM in response to weeblthedj

From experience of being scammed, I can only reiterate what has been said here. Only ever get it done by your network provider. I was impatient and when I searched Google, the site I used to unlock my phone was highly rated. I paid a 'pre-order' cost of £20 then another payment of £50 to actually unlock the handset. It never was unlocked but I did manage to get my money back via my bank when I raised a dispute.

Many of these companies are run by the same people and there are literally hundreds of scam sites out there.

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